The Policy of SONY in UK

The Secret of Toyota’s Success Toyota’s
Production system
2015/10/1
1
和魂洋才 Wa kon Yo sai
(Thiai 魂洋才 Thai Kon Yo sai)
 This
tradition has been influenced by
the idea of "和魂洋才" "Wakon Yousai"
advocated by Shozan Sakuma (18111864) since the Meiji Restoration. The
idea "Wakon Yosai" means : Japanese
spirit combined with Western learning.
 An idea of learning Western knowledge,
technology, institution and systems
without losing Japanese cultural
identity.
2015/10/1
2
Toyota’s Production system
•
In 1949 Toyota produced only1000
vehicles a month. The industrial
productivity of USA was eight
times greater than of Japan.
 In
2006 Toyota group’s worldwide
production plan aims at producing
8.4 million vehicles.
2015/10/1
3
Toyota’s Production System
based on Japanese creativity combined with
Western Expertise.
 The executives of Toyota knew that Toyota
or even the Japanese automobile industry
could not survive by simply copying the
operations of America.
 They knew overproduction can kill their
company.
 Toyota knew how important it was to
manufacture an appropriate number of
appropriate (marketable) products at an
appropriate time.
2015/10/1
4
Toyota’s Production system is based
on Supermarket System
Several engines or transmissions for
each type of vehicle are placed on
shelves and the assembly plant
personnel picks up as many engines or
transmissions as they need from the
shelves. All engines are labeled with
information cards which are removed
when the engines are picked up.
2015/10/1
5
Working as a Human being
supported by the strength of teamwork.
Factory workers are working as a human being
not as part of the machinery.
 Defectives must be cut to zero as much as
possible.
 If a problem occur the entire line is stopped
immediately. Then all workers and supervisors
put their heads together to solve the problem.
This leads to eliminate every waste of defective,
error, or accident and improve productivity.

2015/10/1
6
Leading Motives of the Toyota
Production System
Absolutely eliminate waste from every
phase of the production process
 Waste of stock on hand
 Waste of processing
 Waste of overproduction
 Waste of time on hand
 Waste of movement
 Waste of making defective products
 Excellent service for the customers

2015/10/1
7
Toyota’s Production system
overseas
 In
1985 Toyota established a joint
venture New United Motor
Manufacturing Incorporated (NUMM)
with GM in the United States in order to
recover a GM factory in California.
 In 1990 The Machines that Changed the
World published by several professors
of MIT introduced Toyota’s Production
system to the world.
2015/10/1
8

The summary of this Power Point
Presentation is adapted from the mail
magazine, Japan on the Globe (No.368),
October 31, 2004.
2015/10/1
9
The Policy of SONY in UK
2015/10/1
10
The Policy of SONY in UK
Representing Japanese Business
Management and Manufacturing
2200 British workers and producing
half-million TV sets a year
2015/10/1
11
Philosophy of SONY
SONY in Europe are independent from
SONY in Tokyo but follows overall
guidelines.
 SONY in UK has got all materials in Europe.
 SONY in UK has never been involved in
strike for the past 17 years.
 SONY highly estimated the Process of
Manufacturing and Quality of Engineers.
 Top-Management = The voice of Engineers

2015/10/1
12
The Voice of British Director of
SONY in UK
1. High Commitment to the Company
 2. Work Ethic=Team Work and Harmony
 3. A long and mid-term views
 4 A long and mid-term investment in
innovated products and people for
high quality result
 5. Good communication with shared
information

2015/10/1
13
The Voice of British Engineer of
SONY in UK
 Constant
Involvement of People
 Production process and lines are
not isolated.
 The high quality of Engineers for
excellent
manufacturing
2015/10/1
14
The Voice of British Line Worker of
SONY in UK
 Workers
are responsible for their
work.
 Very few mistakes
 We could work out some mistakes
as a team.
 We feel we are part of team with
the same target.
2015/10/1
15
Mr. Morita’s Mission,
The Chairman of SONY
Technology and philosophy are
globalized but SONY respects each cultural
systems and identities in overseas factories.
 Technology enrich peoples life.
 Engineers should be involved in top
management.
 Top Management should have technological
backgrounds.
 Manufacturing is value adding business.

2015/10/1
16

Download Report